There is way too much rain here! It seems like it has been raining none stop since I got here, and I'm starting to feel a little damp. I thought this was just normal, but yesterday a professor told us it hasn't rained this much in June since 1914! It seems that Oxford knew we were coming and decided to drench us. With all the rain, not only does everyone get wet, but we have mud all up our legs by the time we get where ever we are going. I managed to scar...

I can't believe that I've been here over a week in England. It seems that that time is flying and soon it will all be over. I feel like I want to freeze time so I can experience every moment better. I'm enjoying a little alone time this morning because all my roommates are out. I was bad and didn't go to church, but I really just needed some time to myself this morning. That's hard to get with three roommates and a house full of 40 people. I love spending t...

Yesterday (Friday) we had our first field trip of the program. St. Albans was about a hour and a half away by bus, so we saw a lot of green (and sheep) on the way there. St. Albans claim to fame was that England's first matyr was killed there, named...are you ready for this?....Alban. The legend goes that when he was beheaded, the eyes of his beheader popped out. The Cathedral gift shop seems to be profiting well off this story. They were selling chocolate ey...

MY BAG IS HERE!!!! Thank you so much to all of you that have been praying. It arrived yesterday while I was in classes. I know that it would have never happened if it wasn't for all the work my Dad did to get everything figured out. Thanks Dad! Unfortunately, before I knew this yesterday I had gone shopping for all the things that I had been running out of. But, if I have anything to say about it, U.S. Airways will be paying for all of it. Their debt for p...

Yeah! First day of classes was today. We started our lecture series, and today's two speakers were so great we almost wished we had more time for each session. The topics were Early Monasticism and Celtic Christianity. I also had my first Christian Tradition in Literature class today. The professor really seemed to be able to get everyone involved in the discussion. We discussed Chancer today and asked a lot of interesting questions about the connections be...